From the one, the spread of many Does the phrase ‘gentle is the new advanced yoga’ make your mind do a little backflip? Well, that’s the point. How about, ‘slow is the new strong’. Change is a constant. We see that yoga keeps on...

You can start yoga practice anytime. Now is the best! I have a big goal this year. It is to encourage my students to do yoga practice at home. (Or, anywhere.) I hand out yoga practice cards for the students to take home. Each week they receive a card that represents...

Why bother with principles and foundations? This week, I’m teaching a module on principles and foundations of yoga to trainee teachers. It sounds like a big topic, so where to start? Of course, The Internet! I googled the above terms to see what was out there....

Patanjali as source I wonder how many yoga teachers talk about the meaning of yoga in their classes. It’s taken me a long time to acknowledge the importance of doing this, and, to do it. My reason for not communicating on this topic? Remarkably, I thought it...

Awareness and Ahimsa One of my first teachers wanted his yoga school to be called ‘Awareness Yoga’. His idea of yoga was all about training people to observe what they are up to on the mat. His style of teaching, like his teacher, B.K.S. Iyengar, conveyed...

Beautiful you Last week in Old Bar, NSW, I attended an interesting event led by singer/songwriter, Toni Childs. First let me say, I don’t often use that word ‘interesting’. It means very little, and sometimes it is used to obfuscate the...

The Gold in Silence In August I did a weeklong course called POL which was conducted partially in silence. I didn’t feel constrained by not talking. Rather, I felt relieved. It was restful. Lately I’ve been thinking about my naturally extroverted...

Every day of the week except Sundays I do a yoga practice in The Shed from 7:30-9 am. You can pretty well set your clock by me. Lately, and in anticipation of a workshop I’m leading this next weekend, I’ve been mixing up the usual practices I do of a...

A couple of years ago I was inspired to study the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali. I blame Michael de Manicor of the Yoga Institute for giving me the necessary prod. I heard him speak at a Yoga Australia conference, and Michael’s talk enrolled me in finally having a...

I don’t usually study with other yoga teachers and here’s why: I live hours from any major city centre and tend to stay close home. I like doing my own practice in the Yoga Shed. And, well, okay, I’m a bit of a snob. I want to study with the best...

via Pinterest* The Big Question I wish I had more wisdom when it comes to advising yoga students about how to develop discipline or adopt a yogic lifestyle. I’ve been asked questions on this subject many times over the years and usually by people who have the...

via Pinterest If you’ve been patting yourself on the back because you are advancing so admirably in your personal development, it probably won’t be very long before you get tested. It may happen that you develop a disagreement with a friend, or, you feel...